Seeing this, Aristotle smiled again and finally turned his face back to Xia Zhe.
"Athens is the place where I was born and raised. I don't want it to be destroyed. Cleisthenes has actually tried his best. He can only promise so much with the Athenian system." Aristotle said seriously.
Did Cleisthenes do his best?
That's all you can promise?
Hearing the famous Aristotle say this, everyone in Stoby looked suspicious.
People did not quite understand the Athenian system.
All we know is that Pericles, Cleisthenes and others were promoting a new leadership style, which was different from the leadership style of most city-state kings.
Therefore, the leaders of Athens were called archons, not kings.
As for the rest, no one is very clear.
Everyone could only turn their attention to Xia Zhe to see how he would express his opinion.
As a time traveler, Xia Zhe certainly knew about Athens' most primitive election method.
However, he did not understand why Aristotle said that Cleisthenes could not promise more.
However, not understanding does not mean that you cannot express your opinion.
In fact, Aristotle's sudden appearance made Xia Zhe very happy.
I was worrying about what reason I could find to successfully compromise with Cleisthenes and get the Heart of the King safely!
After all, all his beloved generals wanted to fight. If he agreed too easily, it would easily hurt their ambition.
Before obtaining all the King's Hearts, the necessary enterprising spirit is still needed.
But now, the opportunity is here.
Aristotle's incomprehensible words made everyone hesitate.
Now is the right time for me to compromise.
"Well, what the Holy Master said is absolutely right. Let's put it this way, Lord Archon, can you allow me to enter the temple of Athens and take a few things as souvenirs. I agree to your other conditions. I am also willing to mediate and ask Sparta to stop the attack." Xia Zhe nodded.
The king said that what Aristotle said was absolutely right.
So, did Wang Quan understand what Aristotle meant?
Everyone in Stoby looked at each other, and no one was willing to express their opinion.
On the contrary, Cleisthenes was overjoyed when he heard this and nodded in agreement immediately.
"Your Majesty is still willing to mediate? That's great! You can take away any collection from the Parthenon that you like! You can take away all of it!" said Cleisthenes.
If Athens were captured, everything in the temple would be taken away.
No cession of territory, no compensation, just a few extra souvenirs. Cleisthenes could still make the decision on such additional requests.
What's more, King Stobius also promised to help Athens intercede with the Peloponnesian League.
He quickly agreed, hoping that Stoby would sign the agreement as soon as possible.
Of course, Xia Zhe is also afraid of the long night and many dreams.
If my subordinates come to their senses and realize that Aristotle is talking nonsense, the situation won’t take any unexpected turns!
So, he hurriedly asked Lillian to take out the agreement and start drafting it.
In fact, it was Aristotle who was most surprised.
I never expected that King Stobi would be so sensible.
I just gave a suggestion and the other party instantly grasped the essence and started doing the right thing immediately.
Aristotle couldn't help but feel deeply moved.
It's true that heroes have always emerged from youth. King Stobi, barely in his twenties, possesses such breadth of vision and foresight.
I didn't lose at all at the beginning.
In that case, what else is there to talk about?
Aristotle then waved his hand, turned and left without saying another word.
The Holy Master is leaving again?
But he hasn't explained clearly what he means!
The king understood it very wisely, but we are still confused!
Several core generals of Stoby were quite surprised and immediately chased after him.
Coming behind Aristotle, Alexander, boasting of his close friendship with Aristotle, was the first to ask questions.
"Excuse me, Holy Master. What on earth are you and the king talking about? Why do you say that Cleisthenes can only promise so much? And why did the king immediately agree to the signing of the treaty between the two countries? Why is that?" Alexander asked.
This question was also in the minds of Achilles, Odysseus, Ajax, the prime minister and the high priest who came with them.
Everyone looked at Aristotle expectantly, waiting for his answer.
"You are indeed much worse than King Stobi!"
Hearing this, Aristotle smiled and spoke.
"The Archons of Athens are not kings. Even if Cleisthenes were willing to accept terms that would hurt the pride of the Athenian citizens, the Assembly would reject them. If that were the case, the negotiations would fail, and Athens would surely perish! And the true beneficiary of Athens's demise would not be Stobius!"
Wasn't Stoica the one who benefited from the fall of Athens?
Everyone lowered their heads and carefully pondered Aristotle's words, as if they had understood something.
By the time he finally figured out the key and looked up again, Aristotle had already disappeared.
"I understand! The citizens of Athens, who pride themselves on being the best in the world, would never be willing to cede territory or pay compensation to Stobi! Therefore, they will definitely reject Cleisthenes' agreement and even exile him outright!"
"That's right. If that happens, the peace talks will fail. With attacks from the south, north, and west, the Athenian army will surely collapse. Athens, the pre-eminent power in Greece for tens of thousands of years, will likely perish!"
"Our army is limited, with only one million men. Even with the three million mercenaries, we're still no match for the Peloponnesian League! Therefore, it will be Sparta who ultimately captures Athens!"
"Yes. In that case, Sparta would have unified the richest territory in all of Greece. They could easily dominate the world. We've been busy all this time, but we've only been making things easier for King Leonidas of Sparta!"
"If we sit back and watch Sparta destroy Athens, the balance of power in the south will be completely shattered. A powerful and unified Sparta will only become a nightmare for all of our city-states!"
Several people expressed their opinions one after another, and marveled at the king's powerful ability of comprehension.
Aristotle just made a few simple small talk and didn't emphasize the key points at all.
The king actually understood immediately and was able to immediately restrain the urge to kill Athens, and directed everything in the direction that was most beneficial to Stobi.
Compared with Wang, everyone's depth of thinking and state of mind are really far behind.
Amidst the discussion, several people returned to the venue. Xia Zhe and Cleisthenes had already signed the agreement and were shaking hands.
At the suggestion of the high priest, everyone immediately cooperated with the king to hold a banquet for the Athenian archon to celebrate the formal establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries and the transformation of enemies into friends.
Seeing his men so well behaved, Xia Zhe was even happier. He dragged Cleisthenes along for a feast and a night of fun until late at night, when he finally fell into a deep sleep, unable to hold his liquor.
The next afternoon, Xia Zhe finally woke up.
Upon hearing that Cleisthenes had left, he did not dare to delay and hurriedly asked Achilles to bring people to escort him to Athens.
I plan to get the fifth Heart of the King as soon as possible to prevent any mistakes.
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